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Henderson, NC

14,885 Population
8.6 square miles 1,725.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 39.9 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$24,277 ±$2,950 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: $27,551 ±$1,404
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$39,969 ±$3,213 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: $50,465 ±$4,966
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

27.3% ±5.8% (3,973  ±837) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 19.8% † 8,296 (±2.8% / ±1,152)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

20.8 minutes ±1.5 (118,270  ±13,556) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 25.9 409,235 (±1.3 / ±29,382)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

6,176 ±337 Number of households
  • the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 16,147 ±422
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.3 ±0.1 (14,458  ±45) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 2.6 41,724 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

3.6% ±3% (114  ±95) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 3.6% † 344 (±2.1% / ±200)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

7,326 ±337 Number of housing units
  • the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 19,489 ±33
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$123,800 ±$18,818 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: $161,500 ±$11,509
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

12.2% ±3.4% (1,800  ±505.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 10.1% † 4,218 (±1.9% / ±784.2)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

81.6% ±6.2% (8,135  ±747.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 85.2% 24,299 (±4.3% / ±1,235.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
15.5% ±3.6% (1,541  ±364.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 17.2% † 4,906 (±2.3% / ±641.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.7% ±2.2% (1,003  ±327) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 5.7% 2,431
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

5.8% ±1.9% (650  ±211) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Henderson, NC Micro Area: 6.8% † 2,169 (±1.2% / ±372)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
650 Total veterans ±211 650 Male ±211 N/A Female ±21

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